The White House will host more than two dozen descendants of civil rights icons and historical figures as they commemorate Black History Month, the White House exclusively confirmed with theGrio.

At the White House on Feb. 13, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the descendants of some of the most influential civil rights leaders, who convened in the same room for the first time ...

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The OLC memos on the civil rights movement and efforts to desegregate the country span five presidential administrations, from 1952 to 1972. They were obtained by the Knight First Amendment ...

Story by Bernd Debusmann Jr - BBC News, White House • 1w. T he Trump administration says that Harvard University violated civil-rights laws over its treatment of Israeli and Jewish students, ...

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with directives from the White House, including ...

The Ivy League university has been locked in battle with the government for months.

In a statement, Mr. Fields, the White House spokesman, reiterated the administration’s position on Mr. Trump’s civil rights goals, and the president’s grievances against Harvard.